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"Honestly, I struggled a little bit just starting off," said Snod- grass. "First dry race of the year, kind of thing. Just sharp, square- edged bumps out there and I struggled to get a flow. Two laps in, I started to get a flow. I was kind of running a gear high and making it happen, so I was able to catch up and get back into the lead there. Me and Michael were battling for a bit, and then I'm not sure what happened to him. I was just out front the last two laps kind of by myself, just trying to ride it to the end." Snodgrass moved to within one point of Witkowski (96-97) in the XC2 250 Pro division series standings with the finish. Despite feeling a bit under the weather, Rockstar En- good, it's been a long road to get here from where I was. I've done a lot better than third, but I think this tops it all after everything I've been through. Missing a year of racing, you don't realize how much you lose. I'm just thankful to be back where I was. Thanks to everyone who had my back." Babbitts Online/Monster Energy/Kawasaki Team Green's Lyndon Snodgrass claimed his second-ever XC2 250 Pro divi- sion win (his first came at the 2021 Ironman race) with a fourth overall finish. AmPro Yamaha's Mike Witkowski shadowed Snod- grass for the first five laps, but a hard crash with two laps to go dropped the Yamaha rider out of contention, eventually finishing 43rd overall. settled back and rode by myself." Rockstar Energy Husqvarna's Trevor Bollinger, who has suf- fered the last two years with injuries and sat out the entire 2020 season, finished an emo- tional third, his first podium since taking a runner-up finish at the 2019 Ironman GNCC. Bollinger battled with Grant Baylor and Craig DeLong early in the day but broke away midrace to finish a lonely third. "It was a good race," said Bol- linger. "Once I made it into third, I was kind of by myself. Those boys got ahead and put like a minute on us, and I pretty much managed that gap. I cut it down one time later in the race, but I just don't think I had enough to catch Jordan. This podium feels ROUND 4 / MARCH 27, 2022 BIG BUCK FARM / UNION, SOUTH CAROLINA P72 OFF-ROAD I GRAND NATIONAL CROSS-COUNTRY SERIES (Left) Kelley made it four straight wins to start the 2022 GNCC season. (Right) Trevor Bollinger got on the podium for the first time since 2019.